Razor-blade holder



April 7, 1925. 1,532,131

H. J. GAlsMAN RAZOR BLADE HOLDER Filed Sept; 22, 1921 vllllllllllllgl'l.Illy @ZX/2eme, BYATTORNEY j Q63 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. GAIsMaN,

or YORK, N. Y.

RAZOReBLADE HOLDER.

Application flied september 22, 1921.

T0 all fr0/10m it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, acitizen of the United States, and resident of ,New York city, borough ofManhattan, .in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful In'iprovei'nents in Razor-Blade Holders,of which the following is a specivlicationl The object of my inventionis to provide an improved holder for safety .razor blades having bladeretaining means to automatically cause the blade to seat itself in theholder when being slid into position therein.

My invention comprises a blade holder provided with a blade retainerhaving a earn-like portion to engage a blade to cause it to seat itselfin the holder and to retain the blade at one end.

Reference is to be had to accompanying drawings forming part hereof,wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating my improved bladeholder;

Fig. 2 is a section on line 2, 2, in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on line 8, 3, in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on line 4, 4, in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is asimilar section on line 5, 5, in Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

My improved blade holder as illustrated comprises spaced opposing jawsor members 1, 2 shown united at the base by member 3, shown in tubularform adapted to receive a supporti ng shaft 4. The blade holder may bemade from a single piece of sheet .metal folded to form the aws l., 2and member 3, the jaws 1 and 2 being adapted to receive the heel or rearportion of the blade 5 in the space between them with suliicientgripping action to securely retain the blade from lateral motion in theholder. The holder is provided with retainers or stops at opposite endsto receive notches or recesses 5, 5b, at the ends of the blade, (Figs. 4and 5). The retainer or stop G is shown provided with a iam-like orcurved inner edge 6 adapted to engage the edge or end portion 5C of theblade adjacent to its notch 5a as the blade is slid lengthwise in theholder between members 1 and 2 to cause the edge of the heel of theblade to properly seat respecting shaft 4, and to cause the retainer orstop 6 to properly enter recess 5 of the blade. The retainer or stop Gmay be formed in a single piece with jaw 1 and be folded around toSerial No. 502,392.

extend in the direction of said jaw, with its cam-like edge 6a extendedtoward shaft 4, the jaw 2 being provided with a recess or notch `7 toreceive retainer 6. The retainer 6 is shown somewhat bowed or loop-likeat its outer part witlrits inner part 6b flat and located in registerwith the space between jaws 1 and 2 to register' with the bladetherebetween and receive the notch 5a of the blade, (Fig. 3) Retainer '6limits the sliding of the blade in the holder.

rl`he retainer or stop 8, at the end of the holder opposite the retainer6, is shown in the form of a tube or sleeve journaled upon a bar 9formed on jaw 1 by means of an opening 10 formed near the end of saidjaw. The tubular retainer 8 may rotate on bar 9 and is adapted to enternotch or recess 5b in the blade to retain the latter in the holder. Theend of jaw 2 adjacent to the retainer 8 is spaced away from saidretainer, the jaw 2 being shorter than jaw 1, to provide a clearancespace at 11 to permit ready entrance of the blade edgewise between themembers l and 2 to slide past roller member 8 into the space betweensaid members.

The general characteristics of my improved holder, including the membersl, 2, 3 and retainer or stop 8, are substantially similar to thecorresponding parts set forth in U. S. Letters Patent. No. 1,022,727,granted to me April 9, 1912, and No. 1,088,220 granted to me February24, 1914, my improved retainer G differing in construction and having anew function from the correspondingly located retainer or stop shown insaid Letters Patent.

`ilifhcn a blade is to be used in my iniproved holder the heel portionof the blade is pushed through space 11 between the members 1 and 2,past the roller retainer S, until the notch 5L receives the retainer G,whereupon the notch 5l will recive the retainer 8, for retaining theblade in the holder. In the event` that the end or edge v5c of the bladeshould be tilted outwardly as it slides within the holder said end oredge will encounter t-he cam-like under-edge 6 of retainer 6 which willcause the end or edge 5c to move toward shaft 4 to cause the notch orrecess 52t to properly receive the retainer (3. The construction andoperation described assures that the blade will be properly assembled inthe holder when pushed lengthwise therein with the heel of lli theblade' on the sideopposite the cutting Snuggedagainst the shaft il 'andto avoid against danger that the blade should not be properly fitted inthe holder beiorethe blade is used for shaving. The retainers or stops(i and 8 keep the blade. from being; pulled outwufdly from the holder inthe direction of the cutting edge of the blade,- and the improved holderis particularly useful in 10 the cllass4 Stroppifng razor' Vset forth inmy aforeai'd Let/ters Patent'. rThe hold'er may' be secured'to'shaft 4by denting one orinore portione of member shown' in my said' LettersPatent, or by' any 15 other desired means;

into the shaft, ae

Having now described' my invention', what, I claim is:

A blade holder comprising a pair of spaced jaws, one of said jaws havinga recess andthe other jai'v having a stop :formed from the material ofSaid jaw and extended along Said jaw partly Within Said recesel of the'other jaw and partly in line with the space between the jaws, said Stophaving a cani-like inner edge opposing said Space to engage ablade insaid space.

Signed at New York city, in 'the county of New York and State of NewYork, this tfventieth day of Septeinb'erw. D. 1921.-

HENRY J. GASMAN.

